>>Remarkable. Why are these not used more commonly then?>>Because solo climbing is for weirdos who can't meet friends. Apparently>there are a lot of these in the U.S.

ken oath! rope soloing does get a little bit boring after a while compared to climbing with a friend. but theres some truly sick missions to be had by yourself out there.

has anyone used the silent partner AND a reverso/guide for lead belaying? wondering how much better the silent partner is, ie is it $350 better? also anyone used one with a loop through the belay so you dont have to rap and clean the pitch?

you create a loop through a leaver biner on the belay tying one end of the rope to your harness, the otherside running through the belay device, backclean as you go or leave a biner on a piece of fixed gear in a manner that at the top of the pitch you can untie the end, drop it and pull the rope through everything saving cleaning.

not a reccomended practise but thats one trick to speeding up rope-soloing.

I have a used RockExotica Soloist and Silent Partner I'd be willing to sell. Don't think I have the nerves or time to really use either anymore and now that my kids are getting older and seem to be keen to climb I might have belayers again! ;)

so i'm really keen to get my hands on a Silent Partner! If theres on in the cupboard you want to sell or lend me i'm dead keen! would happily trade for gear, i have ice axes, crampons, mini-traxions and all sorts we could come to an agreement with!